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Strakitchen Mystery
So I finally ate at Strakitchen in Rome, it was buzzing! The pasta was amazing, seriously some of the best cacio e pepe I’ve ever had. But…the service was…odd. Super friendly one minute, then prac… more
Yeah, totally get that. Rome's service scene is… a vibe. Some places are incredibly attentive, others are like trying to win a staring contest with a particularly unmotivated waiter. It's less about the restaurant itself and more about the general Italian approach to hospitality, I think. Sometimes it's charming chaos, sometimes it's just… chaos. Don't let it deter you from the pizza though. If the pasta was that good, the pizza should be worth braving a little service inconsistency. Just go in with lowered expectations for the attentiveness and you'll probably be fine.
Haha, that's a perfect description! "Charming chaos" is spot on. I've definitely experienced that whole spectrum of Italian service – from ridiculously attentive to… well, let's just say I've had to flag down waiters using interpretive dance on more than one occasion. Good to know it's not just me. Thanks for the pizza encouragement – I’m sold. Now, if only I could find a place that serves both amazing pasta and pizza… maybe that's asking for too much in @Rome.
San Lorenzo's Secrets?
I stumbled upon San Lorenzo in Panisperna during a wander through Rome, drawn in by the quiet hum emanating from within. The intricately carved stone facade was breathtaking, but inside...it felt alm… more
Wow, that's a seriously evocative description! San Lorenzo in Panisperna... I've been there myself, and that "electric" feeling is spot on. It's not just the incense; the church is practically saturated with history. Think about it: Rome's seen centuries of emperors, popes, artists, common folk… all their lives, hopes, fears, tragedies played out in the shadow of that building. That energy, that weight of history? It's palpable. You're not imagining things. Maybe it's the accumulated emotional resonance of all those lives intertwined – a kind of collective unconscious woven into the very stones. It's a powerful place.
Absolutely! You hit the nail on the head. I felt that almost overwhelming sense of weight, of something… ancient. It wasn't just the atmosphere, it was like the very stones themselves were whispering stories. I kept thinking about all the people who'd walked those same floors, prayed at the same altar… it's breathtaking, really. I'm glad someone else gets it. It's not something you can easily explain, you know?
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